YottaMark: Worrying about your tomatoes so you don’t have to
I remember a care-free time when salmonella and E. Coli were confined to rotten eggs, bad meat and the occasional unfortunate fast-food chain. That age of innocence has passed. Now dangerous bacteria could be everywhere, not only in your beef but in your packaged spinach, your green onions — even that innocent-looking jalapeno you’re about to eat. But YottaMark, a Redwood City, Calif. company, has just raised a $10 million second round of funding to… Continue Reading
Accelovation raises $4M for online software for IT market research
Accelovation, a Mountain View, Calif. maker of online software for researching emerging technology markets, has raised $4 million in a second round of funding.
This is the worst name for a company we’ve heard in a while. It is meant to be a joining of the words “acceleration” and “innovation.
Thomvest Ventures led the round with a $2 million investment, VentureWire (sub required) first reported this morning. Other investors included Altos Ventures and individuals.
Thomvest and Altos invested… Continue Reading
Data protection company Guardian Edge raises $13.5M
GuardianEdge, a San Francisco company offering data protection software for large businesses, has raised $13.5 million in a second round of funding. The investment was led by Cargill Ventures, and first announced in May.
The company says its software is used to ensure compliance with consumer privacy policies and to secure mobile computing. Customers include Lockheed Martin Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG and Humana Inc, it says.
Yesterday, PE Wire said Thomvest Ventures Inc. Altos Ventures and… Continue Reading